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Q: How can I address science misconceptions using phenomena-driven instruction?
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Q: How can I address science misconceptions using phenomena-driven instruction?
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The Poetry of Science
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Mapping in Two and Three Dimensions
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Second graders used their own school-ground explorations, using journals and iPads for pictures and narrated videos, to create traditional, two-dimensional models of their school-grounds and all its natural and human-…
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Learning to be an Ambitious Science Teacher
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Since the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), students are expected to learn science according to the three-dimensions (DCI, SEP, CCC). In order for teachers to support the three-dimensional…
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The emperor penguin is one of the most identifiable animals on earth. Its survival depends on a variety of factors, such as temperature and other environmental elements. In order to engage fifth-grade students in…
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Dog Days At School: Using Authenticity to Guide cross-curricular Learning in Kindergarten
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The presented unit explores the often-overlooked potential of integrating science, social studies, math, and ELA through the lens of a kindergarten unit centered around the creation of a dog park. Emphasizing…
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Making Space for Local Science: Strategies for teachers to find and adapt phenomena in science units
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This article discusses strategies for teachers to find and use local phenomena in designed science units. The Next Generation Science Standards promote grounding learning in observable phenomena that students…
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Phenomena-driven Science Instruction
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Editor's Note
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Uncovering Earth’s History, One Sample at a Time
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Teaching Through Trade Books
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This paper discusses two teachers’ experiences implementing a phenomenon and problem-driven curriculum for the first time in two kindergarten classes. It describes how teachers shifted their teaching to support students…
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Advocating for Science from Within the Classroom
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Activating Learning with Phenomena
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Who Speaks for Earth? Impacts of an Anti-Racist and Gender-Inclusive Training in an Astronomy Class
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As science educators, we have an important opportunity to influence perceptions of who does science, and we can work to empower students to make our disciplines more accessible to people of all backgrounds. This goal…
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Reworking the Recipe: Adding Inquiry and Reflection to College Science Labs
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Cookbook-style laboratories (labs), where students follow recipes and confirm known results are common, yet years of science teaching and learning research indicate they do not help college students develop the habits…
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Introducing Engineering Design to First-Year Students Through the Net Zero Energy Challenge
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First-year engineering students are often introduced to the engineering design process through project-based learning situated in a concrete design context. Design contexts like mechanical engineering are commonly used…
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